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Before British colonisation of New Zealand, the Indigenous architecture of Māori was an 'elaborate tradition of timber architecture'. [1] Māori constructed rectangular buildings (whare) with a 'small door, an extension of the roof and walls to form a porch, and an interior with hearths along the centre and sleeping places along the walls' for protection against the cold.
Tāne-nui-ā-rangi, the wharenui at Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland Inside Tāne-nui-ā-rangi A modern wharenui at Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. A wharenui ([ˈɸaɾɛnʉ.i]; literally "large house") is a communal house of the Māori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a marae.
Grand Designs New Zealand is a reality TV show about buildings in New Zealand. Architecture and design is taught at a wide range of tertiary institutions, including the University of Auckland, AUT, Massey, Victoria and Otago Universities, Unitec, Toi Whakaari and Otago Polytechnic. [5] [6]
Rewi Thompson was an adjunct professor at Te Pare School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland from 2002 to 2015. [4] [5]His projects include the terraced Wiri State Housing precinct (1986-1989), canopies at the Ōtara Town Centre (1987), City to Sea Bridge (1990-1994), Puukenga, the School of Māori Studies at Unitec in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland (1991), and his own house ...
Blyss Wagstaff of Heritage New Zealand called it "one of the most recognisable buildings in the country". Heritage New Zealand assigned the highest rating for a historic place, Category I, to the building. [7] The original application for the heritage designation was made by Lockwood Smith, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives. The ...
The English and Maori versions of the treaty contain key differences, complicating its application and interpretation, some observers say. To address this, over the last 50 years, lawmakers ...
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Front side with entrance in 2009 Interactive fullscreen map Former name Dominion Museum and National Art Gallery Established 1992 Location Wellington, New Zealand Coordinates 41°17′26″S 174°46′55″E / 41.29056°S 174.78194°E / -41.29056; 174.78194 Visitors 1.5 million (2017) Kaihautū Arapata Hakiwai Director Courtney Johnston ...
Tūrangawaewae, along with the Kīngitanga movement and the office of the Arikinui, has become a key institution to showcase Māoridom not only in New Zealand but the world. World leaders including Nelson Mandela , [ 4 ] Queen Elizabeth II and many of her children have paid courtesy visits to the Māori monarch and the people of the Kīngitanga.